Roberto Clemente on Writing
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Roberto Clemente, catalogued under writing, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Roberto Clemente, entry #61188: "With my eyes blind I can throw to the base. I know that. If Mantle have the arm I have you will put it in headlines because he is an American. You never give me credit. How many p…"
Attributed to Roberto Clemente, entry #169676: "Yes, there is some truth to the accusation that I resented being bypassed for Groat in 1960. He had a good season but the records will show I contributed a lot more to winning the…"
2 Quotes by Roberto Clemente on Writing
"With my eyes blind I can throw to the base. I know that. If Mantle have the arm I have you will put it in headlines because he is an American. You never give me credit. How many players in history have three batting titles? The sportswriters don't mention that. They ask me, "What you think about dis? What you think about dat?"
"Yes, there is some truth to the accusation that I resented being bypassed for Groat in 1960. He had a good season but the records will show I contributed a lot more to winning the pennant. I think, too, that a lot of the writers were moved by their racial feelings. An MVP endorsement looks good in the record of a potential manager, and it'll be a long time before we have a colored manager; longer still before there will be a colored Puerto Rican manager. Anyway, it wasn't my 'imagination' hurting me when I complained, it really was my neck. And the doctor says the wrenching of my neck was caused by some unconscious adjustment I had been trying to make because of my back."